Bowraville vs Tewinga
Bowraville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 56 in Tewinga. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tewinga, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Tewinga: a median of $950,000, against $535,000 in Bowraville, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bowraville tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Tewinga suits people living alone.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Bowraville
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 82%)
- But Tewinga carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 86/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Bowraville
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 49%)
- has cheaper houses ($535,000 vs $950,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Bowraville
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 13%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (28% vs 38%)
- has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Tewinga
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (320 min vs 327 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (482 km vs 487.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tewinga
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (18% vs 6%)
- carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 86/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 21%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bowraville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (3.1% vs -14.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bowraville and Tewinga drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Bowraville has more residents (1,157 vs 74); Tewinga rents higher ($350/wk vs $260/wk).
| Bowraville | Tewinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,157 +94% vs other | 74 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.1% | -14.0% |
| Median age | 46 | 56 |
| Median household income | $49,244/yr +1% vs other | $48,516/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $260/wk | $350/wk +35% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).
Property market
| Bowraville | Tewinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $535,000 | $950,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $670,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 36 days from 4 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Bowraville | Tewinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 95% | 87% |
| Environmental | 2% | 7% |
| Residential | 1% | 6% |
| Parks and recreation | 2% | 0% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Bowraville | Tewinga | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Nambucca Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -64% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bowraville | Tewinga | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 17% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 10% of NSW | — |
| Schools | Higher than 76% of NSW | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 58% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 73% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
Liveability
| Bowraville | Tewinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 25/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Bowraville carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 0); Bowraville carries more crime risk (86 vs 61).
| Bowraville | Tewinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 49/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 86/100 | Moderate 61/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Bowraville | Tewinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 3 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Bowraville
- Tallowood Steiner School Independent · Primary above peers
- Bowraville Central School Government · Combined at peers
- St Mary's Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
Schools in Tewinga
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bowraville | Tewinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 7 | 0 |
Mobility
Bowraville sits further from the CBD (487.8 km vs 482 km).
| Bowraville | Tewinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 487.8 km +1% vs other | 482 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 327 min | 320 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2449 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 66 postcode 2449 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.5%).
Setting
| Bowraville | Tewinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 14 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 10 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 12.6 km | 8.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bowraville | Tewinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 64/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 41% 627 premises | 0% 40 premises |
Council rates
| Bowraville | Tewinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,175/yr same for both | |
| Council | Nambucca Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bowraville | Tewinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Cowper same for both | |
| Member | Pat Conaghan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bowraville | Tewinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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